Example sentences of "in a [det] [noun pl] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ANYONE who feels like investing in a few grams of silver should call up a certain Carroll Jones in his office in Washington . |
| 2 | I have been persuaded by the publishers to adopt the spellings on the latest maps of the Ordnance Survey and where these differ from those previously accepted have done so with reluctance , rebelling only in a few cases of change in long-familiar names . |
| 3 | In a few cases of epilepsy , T. canis infection has been identified serologically , but the significance of the association has yet to be established . |
| 4 | Myenteric plexuses often participate in familial amyloid polyneuropathy and in a few cases with AL and AA . |
| 5 | In short the pictures in an art museum have been closely monitored , often through decades and in a few cases for centuries , so full descriptions that appear in the catalogues have a thorough-paced authority . |
| 6 | In the villages without supplies water for all domestic purposes is fetched from springs , from wells and in a few cases from streams . |
| 7 | The portrait was painted in a few hours without Modigliani stopping for a single minute . ’ |
| 8 | Happily in those days there was no air navel to take us in a few hours to Addis Ababa and bring us back a few days later . |
| 9 | In August , 1952 , more than nine inches fell in a few hours at Lynmouth , Devon . |
| 10 | Watering from below , by standing the pot in a few inches of water in the sink until the surface compost is damp , is generally the easiest method . |
| 11 | They pinch most of what they say from the student press in America and throw in a few tags from Colonel Ojukwu . |
| 12 | A bit late : the bank 's growth in lending , and therefore its leverage , except in a few countries like China , Vietnam and Argentina , is likely to slow in the coming years . |
| 13 | All they had to do was pile the earth back on top of the coffin and toss in a few bulbs of garlic just to be on the safe side . |
| 14 | This striking result led to further investigations , and it was noticed that one drop of the diluted nasal mucus added to 1 c.c. of a thick suspension of the cocci caused their complete disappearance in a few minutes at 37°C . |
| 15 | Nor did Egypt , which is after all a long way to the east of Cyrene ( Athens being nearer to Cyrene than is the Nile ) make much impact except in a few points of ritual . |
| 16 | 6–8 nanny-thin , slightly stale slices of bloomer loaf 2–3 oz raisins , plumped up overnight in a few spoonfuls of brandy butter and whole nutmeg ( or ground allspice ) 4 large eggs and 1 pt half cream 2–3 tbsp demerara sugar or crushed coffee sugar crystals ( optional ) |
| 17 | For the isolated detached property , situated in a few acres of land , is a cemetery lodge . |
| 18 | Soak break in a few tablespoons of water with the vinegar and garlic for 10 minutes . |
| 19 | It is native to Europe and Asia , growing mainly in well-drained ground on hill and mountainsides , and wasteland ; it is naturalized in a few places in Britain and grows well in temperate to warm regions of North America . |
| 20 | What many people need is simple self-catering cheap overnight stays , now satisfied in a few places by Youth Hostels but in need of a much more extensive network . |
| 21 | speed of execution — 100 years in the life of a watershed can be simulated in a few seconds of computer time , and |
| 22 | One , significant in a few parts of Europe , was the growth of a genuine popular military tradition and a willingness to regard the army as a respectable , even honourable , occupation . |
| 23 | The greatest songwriting team since Lennon and McCartney are designing the artwork for a Smiths ' compilation to be released in a few months by WEA , who recently purchased the group 's mouth-watering back catalogue . |
| 24 | St John explained it in a few words in verse 18 : |
| 25 | It is not known why this occurs in a few animals after strangles infection . |
| 26 | After shaving , rub in a few drops of Corvette After-Shave . |
| 27 | More is accomplished in a few weeks through revival than is accomplished in years of ordinary labours . |